All-Time Royals Team

The Kansas City Royals came in as an expansion team in 1969, two years after the Athletics moved to Oakland. Many of those years have been full of hard luck as the Royals have struggled. They did have some highly successful years between 1976-1985. This time frame would see the Royals make the playoffs 7 times, losing a tough 1980 World Series to the Phillies and capturing their lone World Series win in 1985. In the 42 year history of the franchise, here is our list of the best players for the team.

Not a real strong team, there's no power hitter. Royals have never had a legit HR hitter with the exception of Balboni and Bo Jackson. OCP and MC are too young to know McCrae was almost exclusively a DH and Beltran should be in the OF, but we'll forgive them. Some good players left off the list are Steve Busby, Willie Aikens and Greinke.